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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "kenedydagana" <kenedydagana@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: kenedydagana@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 00:43:18 -0800
Subject: MR.KENEDY DAGANA

(URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL).



FROM THE DESK OF MR. KENEDY DAGANA


Private Tel: 00874 763477620


Private Fax: 00874 763477621


ATTN: THE PRESIDENT/C.E.O.


Sir,


We want to transfer to overseas ($95,200.000.00 USD)Ninty Five Million Two
hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) from a Firstrand Bank Ltd South
Africa,
I am asking you to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will
is capable and fit to provide an existing bank account immediately to receive
this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end of this
business, believing in God that you will never let me down either now or
in future.


I am Mr. Dagana KENEDY, the Auditor General of Firstrand Bank Ltd South
Africa, during the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in
an account opened in the bank in 1995 and since 2002 nobody has operated
on this account again, and after going through some old files in the records
I discovered that the owner of the account died without a [heir] hence the
money is floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will
be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Allan P.Seaman,
a foreigner, and an industrialist, and he died, since 2000. And no other
person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account
has no beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that Allan
P. Seaman until his death was the CEO of
Diamond Safari [pty]. S.A.


We will start the first transfer with ($52,200,000) fifty two million Two
hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only upon successful transaction
without any disappoint from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment
of the remaining money to your account
($40,000,000), I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money
can not be approved to any local person, but can only be approved to any
foreigner with valid international passport or driving License and foreign
A/C because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the A/C Mr.
Allan P. Seaman is a foreigner.


However, we will sign a binding agreement, which will bind us together.
You are the only person that I am contacting for this business, please
reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take.


Send also your private Mobile, Telephone and Fax number including the full
details of the account to be used for the deposit, before transferring the
money to any account of your choice Where the fund will be safe. Before
we fly to your country for withdrawal,
sharing and investments. Your full co-operation is highly needed. Because
the management is ready to approve this money ($95,200.000.00D) to any foreigner
who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you, Upon
your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable to assist,
I will introduced you to the key bank official who is involved in this business.


I need your strong assurance that you will never, never let us down. And
With my influence and the bank official we can transfer this money to your
account safe and cool, and the bank official will destroy all documents
of transaction immediately you receive this
money in your Account with out any trace. I will apply for leave to get
my visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive
this fund in your account. I will use my position and influence to obtain
all legal approvals. You will be given 35% of the total money, 60% will
be for us and 5% will be for expenses both parties might incurred during
the process of transferring.


If you are interested to assist me in order to finalize this business please
contact me through the above Tel-Fax Number, above all keep it secret from
the third ear. I hope this will reach you in good condition.


Thanks and God Bless you as await for your urgent
reply.


Regards,


MR.KENEDY DAGANA

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